Update Freezer for VDI

One of the important tasks in optimizing a master image for a VDI deployment is working out how to do updates. If the desktop VM is going to be disposable we don’t want the VM to do it’s own updates. LifeHacker has just highlighted a useful tool to turn off some automated updaters Update Freezer looks like a simple way to turn off automated updating just before making the desktops. You then turn it back on next time you need the applications updated in the master.